Definitions of intangible:

  • noun:   assets that are saleable though not material or physical
  • adjective:   hard to pin down or identify
    Example: "An intangible feeling of impending disaster"
  • adjective:   incapable of being perceived by the senses especially the sense of touch
    Example: "The intangible constituent of energy- James Jeans"
  • adjective:   (of especially business assets) not having physical substance or intrinsic productive value
    Example: "Intangible assets such as good will"
  • adjective:   lacking substance or reality; incapable of being touched or seen
    Example: "That intangible thing--the soul"